Senior Specialist Benefits - Group Health Plan

Tyson Shared Services•Springdale, AR

About The Position

The Senior Benefits Specialist is part of the Total Rewards Global Benefits Team and assists the Director of Benefits with management and administration of the company’s health and welfare benefits and retirement/savings plans. The role provides day-to-day support for benefits and retirement activities and helps ensure consistent application of benefit policies and practices. The specialist partners with benefits leadership and team members on program development, implementation, administration, vendor coordination, compliance, reporting, and projects. The role includes supporting group health program changes and new vendor implementations, handling escalated issues, assisting with annual enrollment, and contributing to special projects such as seasonal campaigns and mergers and acquisitions. The position has no direct reports. Limited travel may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or relevant work experience.
At least 3 years of HR experience in health and welfare benefits.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Expertise in Microsoft Office tools, such as Excel, and proficiency with HR reporting tools.
Project management, attention to detail, multitasking, relationship building, collaboration, and creative analytical skills.
Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Professional team members are expected to use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, follow company policies, and validate AI-generated outputs. Individual contributors should integrate AI into daily work, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of pharmacy plans.
Experience in a multinational manufacturing or retail environment.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Director and VP of Benefits on developing, implementing, and managing benefits and retirement programs.
Create and present data analytics reports.
Develop, streamline, and document procedures for ongoing administrative tasks.
Support benefit and retirement compliance requirements, including annual ERISA plan audits, government disclosures and filings, Summary Plan Descriptions, SOX audits, nondiscrimination testing, and determinations of highly compensated employees.
Understand and help ensure plan administration compliance with applicable federal and state laws, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and the Internal Revenue Code.
Provide Tier 3 support to resolve health and welfare and funding-process issues, ensuring funds are posted to participant accounts accurately and on time.
Lead benefits and retirement projects and assist with reports from payroll and HRIS systems for plan administration.
Identify opportunities to improve administration of benefits and retirement/savings programs with benefits leadership and the team.
Partner with the benefits team on implementation of new vendors or plans and changes to existing group health programs.
Support special projects, including seasonal campaigns and mergers and acquisitions.
Support health and welfare-related team member escalations.
Manage a subset of health and welfare vendors.
Support the broader team with annual enrollment work.
Coordinate with pharmaceutical plans and vendors.